Is Donald Trump Losing Evangelical Christians?

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... In a video posted to his Truth Social website on Wednesday, Trump again took credit for ending Roe v. Wade, but then argued abortion access should be "up to the states," which would be free to pursue "different" policies. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee also criticized an Arizona Supreme Court ruling that reapplied an 1864 law outlawing abortion in nearly all cases, which he said went "too far" and would "be straightened out."

Abortion access has become a politically troublesome issue for Republicans since the Supreme Court overturned Roe in June 2022. The GOP's underperformance in the November 2022 midterm elections, when a widely anticipated "red wave" failed to arrive, was widely linked to the backlash over this issue.

Trump's video on Wednesday sparked an angry response from some Christian conservative commentators, with Ben Zeisloft, editor of The Republic Sentinel, saying, "I will not vote for Donald Trump unless something very drastic changes," adding that Trump "refuses to do his duty under King Jesus and use his federal power to protect all humans under his jurisdiction." ...

... Is Donald Trump Losing Evangelical Christians? ...

I'd say... no.

imo...

In other words, where are the Evangelical Christians (EC) going to go?

The EC have demonized any alternative to their apparent Savior, fmr Pres Trump.

So much so that he seems to be the only choice they have now.

Regardless of what he now says or does.

And, I'd proffer that the Trump campaign knows that the EC are quite docile, subservient?, at this point.

So, the Trump campaign does not seem to care if it p!sses of the EC.

... and, back in the day, I was taught that there is one, and only one Savior.

But now, I see different opinions on that matter.

I went to CPAC as an anthropologist to understand Trump's base ' they believe, more than ever, he is a savior (February 2024)
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... What is happening in the hearts of former President Donald Trump's supporters?

As an anthropologist who studies peace and conflict, I went to the annual meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, to find out. I wanted to better understand the Make America Great Again faithful " and their die-hard support for Trump.

The event began on Feb. 21, 2024, in National Harbor, Maryland, with Steve Bannon's routine, untrue banter about how President Joe Biden stole the 2020 election, and it peaked with an angry speech from Trump three days later. In between, I sat among the MAGA masses listening to speaker after speaker express outrage about American decline " and their hope for Trump's reelection.

Everywhere I turned, people wore MAGA regalia " hats, pins, logos and patches, many with Trump's likeness. I spent breaks in the exhibition hall, which featured a Jan. 6 insurrection-themed pinball machine featuring "Stop the Steal," "Political Prisoners" and "Babbitt Murder" rally modes and a bus emblazoned with Trump's face. Admirers scribbled messages on the bus such as, "We have your back" and "You are anointed and appointed by God to be the President."

Those on the left who dismiss the CPAC as a gathering of MAGA crazies and racists who support a wannabe dictator do not understand that, from this far-right perspective, there are compelling and even urgent reasons to support Trump. Indeed, they believe, as conservative politician Tulsi Gabbard stated in her CPAC speech on Feb. 22, that the left's claims about Trump's authoritarianism are "laughable." This is because CPAC attendees falsely perceive President Joe Biden as the one who is attacking democracy.

Here are my top three takeaways from CPAC about Trump supporters' current priorities and thinking. ...